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| Name | RYAN – Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 60th Rifles 1st Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | 789 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 16th February 1831 / 18 years 11 months / Clonmel Tipperary Ireland Clerk |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 4¾ in Fresh / Grey / Black / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies Lower and Upper Scinde and Punjab – 6 years 17 days |
| Length of Service | 21 years 124 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 22nd June 1852 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Punjab Campaign Medal 1848-9 clasps for Mooltan and Goojerat |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1852 1st Cork 1852 Clonmel 1853 West Australia 1854 – 55 Adelaide (pension not paid) 1855 Melbourne 1859 Capetown 1859 2nd West London 1861 Jersey 1862 2nd Plymouth 1862 2nd West London 1868 2nd Dublin 1872 – 73 Kilmainham Hospital Dublin Ireland |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 2nd February 1853 Portsmouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | PYRENEES 30th April 1853 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1812 Clonmel Tipperary Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | Not found |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not applicable |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | None known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not clear when and how left Western Australia: in Adelaide in 1854 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 25th March 1873 Kilmainham Hospital Dublin Ireland |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Present at the siege and capture of Mooltan, the campaign of the Punjaub in 1849 and including the battle of Goojerat and the surrender of Rajah Shere and the Sikh army the occupation of Attock and Peshawar and the expulsion of the Ameer Dost Mahomet beyond the Khyber Pass. British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Thomas Ryan 789 bugler 1/60th rifles location Windsor Berkshire 1851 Thomas Ryan 789 Private 1/60th rifles location Kussowlee and Jalandhar India Discharge due to rheumatic pains and worn out 1841 Census HO 107/37/11/4 Thomas Ryan age 30 is a soldier born Ireland residing at the Infantry barracks New Windsor Berkshire England 1861 Census RG 09/31/122/17 Thomas is a Chelsea pensioner age 46 widower born Dublin Ireland lodging in the home of Joseph Wiggins at 6 Durham yard Chelsea. In the WO 23/49 It recorded that £10/3/8 passage money for his wife owed and he was to be paid ½ his pension until the debt was re-imbursed. There were 2 Thomas Ryan’s of the 60th Rifles receiving their pension (1/- per day) in Australia at the same time. The other Thomas received his pension (paid from 1850) in Tasmania, Melbourne and New South Wales. |
